Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce (BE/BCom)

Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Commerce (BE/BCom)

The Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Business and Economics offer a double-degree course which qualifies students for the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce after five years of successful study. The BE/BCom course is available to students in the departments of Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The course is intended for potential engineers who wish to become more aware of economic, social, organisational and managerial aspects of the engineering profession.
Students may be admitted to the double degree from the start of first year, in which case entry to the course is through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC), and their course of study in level 1 is identical to first-year engineering. Alternatively, they may apply to transfer at the end of the second semester of study in either the Bachelor of Engineering course or the Bachelor of Commerce course. Students seeking admission by transfer should note that, since a very high standard is required for admission through VTAC, a very high standard of performance in first-year studies will be required of them also.
After the first two semesters, students essentially complete all of the chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computer systems engineering, materials engineering or mechanical engineering core subjects or equivalent, together with the subjects required for the commerce degree.
The double degree with commerce usually takes two semesters longer than the engineering degree. Advice on the double-degree program may be obtained from the departments involved. The course structure is set out in the subject lists following this section.